Ben Affleck wins best director Globe for ‘Argo’

Agence France-Presse

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Ben Affleck beats Steven Spielberg, Ang Lee, and Kathryn Bigelow

VINDICATED. After getting 'snubbed' by the Oscars, Ben Affleck has been winning the Best Director trophies left and right: first from the Critics' Choice Film Awards and, most recently, the Golden Globes. Photo from the Critics' Choice Film Awards by AFP

LOS ANGELES, USA – Ben Affleck won the best director Golden Globe on Sunday (Monday, January 14, Manila time) for his Iran hostage crisis thriller “Argo,” beating rivals including the show’s frontrunner Steven Spielberg, nominated for “Lincoln.”

Watch Ben Affleck’s complete acceptance speech here:

The actor-turned-director, whose movie was up for 4 awards at the Globes, also beat Kathryn Bigelow for “Zero Dark Thirty,” Ang Lee for “Life of Pi,” and Quentin Tarantino for “Django Unchained.”

Instagram pic posted by goldenglobes shows Affleck celebrating his win with glee backstage

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